167: The so-called cult holy land, planarian!

The wooden boat Shen Bei was on was not large.

The shipbuilding craftsmanship was also relatively rudimentary.

Shen Bei estimated that the boat was built using readily available Materials.

Aside from not leaking water, it was drafty everywhere.

With over two hundred people crammed in, there was hardly any room to stand.

Forget sitting, even standing was uncomfortable.

Moreover, every member had to act as a Boatman, gripping an oar on the side to row.

Shen Bei even rowed for a while.

There was no other way; after all, Shen Bei was Luo Chengyuan, a loving family member of the Apocalypse Cult.

However, there was one relatively spacious spot on the boat.

It was at the very front of the passenger cabin.

A man with two sabers on his back stood there.

Everyone preferred to be more crowded rather than step within a foot of this man.

This tall figure was imposing, exuding an aura of evil and arrogance.

Although his entire body was shrouded in a cloak, one could see his high nose, deep-set eyes, and a mass of dark red hair, a Caucasian face.

"One of the Twelve Archbishops, Oleg."

Wood, next to Shen Bei, introduced him: "His status is second only to the High Priest; you should observe him carefully, his temper is not good."

Shen Bei said, "Oh," withdrew his gaze, and whispered, "Those two sabers on him are truly terrifying."

It must be said, Oleg's pair of sabers, whether in design or the Materials used, were unlike anything Shen Bei had ever seen.

One of the sabers had a deep, demonic blood-red blade, like congealed fresh blood, or cursed flames flickering.

On the blood-red blade, irregular dark patterns twisted and spread.

The other saber was forged like white bone, its blade resembling bone, exuding a terrifying chill, as if from the Nine Nether Purgatory, and within its blade, countless white bones seemed to accumulate like mountains of corpses.

Just its appearance, held in hand, was enough to scare people to death.

This was Saber Qi!

Even Shen Bei, who always believed that fists were the ultimate truth, felt they were a good pair of sabers.

Absolutely showy.

The kind of cool that would cut through power lines, sparking and flashing with lightning.

Wood smiled and said, "The red saber is called 'Demonic Saber—Sea of Blood,' and the white one is called 'Ghost Saber—Mountain of Corpses.' They are Oleg's most prized weapons, said to be forged by the High Priest from the Nine-Rank Vicious Beast, Sky-Shattering Golden Ape, the Heaven-Burning Flame Beast, and precious Materials like Starlight Mithril and True Spirit Demon Gold."

Shen Bei's mouth twitched.

Damn it.

Nine-Rank Vicious Beast!

The leader of this Weather Evil Cult must be at least a Nine-Rank Martial Artist!

And things like Starlight Mithril and True Spirit Demon Gold were completely unheard of.

Shen Bei sighed inwardly, feeling like a little brother in the vast underground world.

Soon.

The wooden boat arrived near the island.

Shen Bei looked out at the sea.

Others might not see clearly.

But Shen Bei's vision saw everything distinctly.

Beneath the water, a colossal beast, beyond imagination, seemed to be hidden, making the underwater color even darker.

This dark shadow was approximately two thousand meters long and three hundred meters wide.

Shen Bei frowned, wondering if something was hidden beneath the sea.

He was completely puzzled.

When Shen Bei disembarked, he suddenly discovered that there were quite a few guards on the island.

Most of them were modified humans.

In addition to long arms and short legs, there were modified humans with four arms!

There were even modified humans whose fists were as large as washbasins.

What surprised Shen Bei the most was a modified human with a two-meter-long tail.

This tail, like a steel whip, shimmered with a cold glow under the torchlight.

Shen Bei secretly clicked his tongue; compared to the modified humans he saw in the civilian area last time, the modified humans here were of the 'grandparent' generation.

They were strange and varied in appearance.

Aside from looking like humans, it was hard to say how they differed from Stranger.

It truly opened Shen Bei's eyes.

Then, led by Oleg, the group entered the interior of the island.

Shen Bei secretly observed his surroundings.

The entire island was bare, without any vegetation.

Its area was also not large, just over five hundred square meters.

There were a few buildings.

Their purpose was unknown.

Apocalypse Cult symbols were everywhere.

Soon.

They arrived at an entrance similar to a cave.

At this moment, Oleg turned to face the crowd, a look of piety on his face, and began to speak:

"The High Priest says: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads discord among brothers—all are sinners."

"We must cleanse ourselves of our sins, lay down all our burdens, so that our eyes may be clear and our hearts pure, returning to innocence."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The believers began to take off their clothes, placing all their belongings on the ground.

Shen Bei was stunned.

What did this mean?

It wasn't like going to a Northeast bathhouse for a scrub; everyone took it all off?

Even female believers were stripping completely naked.

What a strange form of worship.

If Gu Changfeng were here, he would surely be thrilled.

This was clearly a public indecency charge!

Unless each person was fined 2000 yuan, this matter wouldn't be over.

Shen Bei clicked his tongue, and to get a glimpse of the "Turbellaria", he also stripped completely.

At the same time, Oleg also removed his two sabers, completely naked, holding only a small fruit knife.

Despite this, no one present showed any signs of blushing or shame; everyone was extremely calm and pious.

"The High Priest loves the world, even granting us the "Turbellaria", so that everyone who believes in him shall not perish but have Eternal Life."

After Oleg finished speaking, he turned and walked into the cave.

The group followed closely.

Upon entering the cave entrance.

The area around the entrance was supported by a prototype made of alloy steel.

Shen Bei was somewhat puzzled; why would a cave entrance require alloy steel for support?

But even with alloy steel support, Shen Bei still heard the creaking sound produced by compression and friction.

Shen Bei became even more confused.

What was happening?

Why did it feel like this cave entrance was contracting?

And when Shen Bei officially entered the cave, he felt his feet go soft.

It was like stepping on lumps of flesh.

Then, a scene that Shen Bei completely failed to comprehend unfolded before his eyes.

Though it was called a cave, Shen Bei felt as if he had entered a container wrapped in flesh and blood.

On the visible walls, there were tumors and blood vessels everywhere.

The tumors were like hearts, beating faintly.

The fluid flowing in the blood vessels did not seem to be blood, but a thick black liquid.

In addition, these tumors also emitted a faint green light.

And at the very end of the cave, there was a giant heart with a diameter of a hundred meters.

Every beat produced a deafening thumping sound.

This scene was truly somewhat fantastical.

"This is our God!"

Oleg knelt on the ground, bowing and worshipping the giant heart.

Wood, beside Shen Bei, was in tears, seemingly having seen the legendary "Turbellaria" God, feeling like he hadn't lived in vain, kneeling on the ground, ceaselessly mumbling doctrines.

But in Shen Bei's opinion, this rubbish was purely a hoax.

God my foot!

It was probably some gigantic organism, stuck on this island for unknown reasons.

Or rather, this island was part of this marine Vicious Beast.

It just happened to be injured, revealing a hole leading to its heart.

The alloy steel at the cave entrance was proof; the marine giant beast definitely wanted to heal its wound, but with the alloy steel support, it couldn't heal at all.

Shen Bei had a guess.

Once this marine giant beast's wound healed, it would definitely dive into the deep sea.

For the underground world.

Black Bat of this size could only be considered medium-sized on land.

And the Vicious Beast in the deep sea were undoubtedly larger.

Shen Bei's deduction was not without basis.

He learned from talking with Wood.

In fact, these believers had already gathered on the coast during the day.

They were only allowed to board the boat after dark.

What did this indicate?

It indicated that the Tianqi Divine Sect did not want them to see the dark shadow underwater!

Maintaining faith in "God" was the Apocalypse Cult's fundamental basis.

If these believers knew that what they worshipped was merely a marine giant beast.

It would inevitably lead to the collapse of the Apocalypse Cult.

But there were a few points Shen Bei couldn't figure out.

The Apocalypse Cult could completely refuse the believers' worship.

Without worship, there would be no exposure.

Also, was human alloy steel even an issue for a marine giant beast?

A casual muscle twitch could directly snap it!

Even Shen Bei's full-strength blow could break this thing.

Couldn't figure it out…

However, Shen Bei had already confirmed that the Weather Evil Cult was just a bunch of mumbo-jumbo, pretending to be divine.

Everyone worshipped for over half an hour.

Only then did Oleg stand up and say, "Next, we will perform 'God's Love'!"

Shen Bei had not read any of the Apocalypse Cult's doctrines and did not understand what "God's Love" meant.

Could it be… something lewd?

Shen Bei's curiosity was greatly piqued.

He had long heard that various cults enjoyed this kind of thing.

Finally, he was about to witness it!

Just then.

Oleg picked up the fruit knife, gripped it with one hand, and charged straight at Shen Bei!